Prosaiteo describes a man known for sitting and asking others for support.

The attested use describes a man identified by his practice of sitting and asking others for support; in John 9:8 the form occurs in the neighbors' recognition of him.

1. Sitting and asking others for support · dominant

   In John 9:8, προσαιτῶν is a present active masculine singular participle describing the man whom neighbors had previously seen; the APB renders the clause, "Is not this the one who sits and begs?"

   John 9:8

In the Anselm Project Bible: In John 9:8, the APB presents the activity in the clause "the one who sits and begs." The precise contribution of the participle is inferred from its clause position and morphology.